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Lye gym boss Jim Charles hopes Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back for celebration

BEEFY Hollywood legend Arnold Schwarzennegger has been invited to join in the golden jubilee celebrations of a famous Midland gym.Read

Troubled complex finally set to open

A £54 MILLION arts centre which has been plagued by controversy is finally set to open its doors in the Midlands next month.Read

Sandwell Show moves to beat rain threat

HEAVY rain over the Bank Holiday has forced organisers to change the venue for this weekend’s Sandwell Historic Vehicle Show, but only by a few hundred yards. The event is normally held on the showground at the Sandwell Valley Country Park, but the ground is waterlogged.Read

'Bombard Baggies' for a promotion party

A SENIOR councillor and lifelong West Bromwich Albion fan today called on fellow supporters to bombard the club with protests over its decision to reject an open top bus parade and civic reception.Read

Down to the wire at Birmingham City for West Bromwich Albion fan Phil Edwards

INTREPID Albion fan Phil Edwards took his life in his hands as he went to the home of bitter rivals Birmingham City for a brave charity stunt.Read

Baggies snub plans for civic reception

TENS of thousands of triumphant Albion fans were left devastated today after the Baggies snubbed plans for an open-top bus parade and civic reception.Read

Tug boat event at Black Country Living Museum

A COLOURFUL cavalcade of historic working canal boats brought thousands of waterways enthusiasts flooding to the Black Country Living Museum.Read

New look for Bewdley's landmark George Hotel

A LANDMARK hotel in a picturesque Midland town was re-opening today after a transformation costing £2.2 million.Read

West Bromwich Albion win the Championship.

West Bromwich Albion - the champions!

WE are the champions! West Bromwich Albion fans were dancing with delight after their heroes capped a glorious season by lifting the Championship trophy.Read

Motorbike pair badly injured in Old Hill crash

A MOTORCYCLIST and his pillion passenger were taken to hospital with serious leg injuries after a crash.Read

Tories strengthen the hold in Dudley

JUBILANT Tories were cock-a-hoop after strengthening their hold at Dudley.Read

Suspects in killers hunt

POLICE today released images of two prime suspects in connection with the murder of a young father who was shot dead at a pub.Read

West Bromwich Albion fans want big screen treatment

THOUSANDS of fans frozen out of the climax to West Bromwich Albion's glory season have launched a campaign to get the game beamed back to The Hawthorns.Read

Reginald Southall

Two held over death of man found in River Severn

TWO people were arrested in a dramatic dawn raid today by detectives hunting the killers of a Black Country lorry driver.Read

Cops' praise for Derby night fans

POLICE today praised football fans after the big Black Country derby between Wolves and West Bromwich Albion passed off without major incident.Read

Crackdown on big match thugs

HUNDREDS of extra police are being drafted in to keep the lid on the potentially explosive Black Country derby at Molineux tomorrow night.Read

Nikki in trek of a lifetime

INTREPID explorer Nikki Taplin is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for charity with an arduous trek through the Land of the Midnight Sun. Read

Dave Heeley and Malcom Carr in Sydney's Centennial Park

Blind Dave completes Sydney marathon

FOUR down, just three to go - blind Dave Heeley has completed the fourth leg of his magnificent seven marathons.Read

Visitors banned at Sandwell Hospital

VISITORS to all adult wards at a Midland hospital have been banned after yet another outbreak of a sickness and diarrhoea bug which has been sweeping the hospital for months.Read

Reginald Southall

Murder inquiry over river death of lorry driver

A MURDER investigation has been launched into the mystery death of a Midland lorry driver left for dead in a river after being brutally beaten.Read